Re: Does 32-bit arithmetic overflow mean arch incompatibility?

[Andrius Merkys <merkys@debian.org>]

Hi Robin,

On 2021-01-29 23:56, Robin Gustafsson wrote:
> Does the possibility of arithmetic overflow on 32-bit systems mean
> that the software is to be considered incompatible with 32-bit
> architectures?
> 
> A package I'm working on has some test failures on 32-bit due to
> overflows. I only maintain architecture-independent packages and I'm
> not sure how this scenario would usually be treated.

I would say yes. The upstream most likely would confirm that.

Best,
Andrius